Mass shooting in South Carolina

[Delfuego]

Seems like the solution is to remove confederate flags. Glad someone thought of that, I thought it might be a lot more difficult.

Oh yeah and blame Obama (again); gotta be his fault.

[Gman]

No more Dukes of Hazzard...

The 'thought police' are shining their badges.

[Irving]

Seems like the solution is to remove confederate flags. Glad someone thought of that, I thought it might be a lot more difficult.

I feel the same way. Seems politicians are running to stand behind this movement to remove the flag, and everyone who doesn't like the flag is sooooo happy. Looks to me like the politicians are just looking for the easiest way out. The people who are happy about having the flag taken down and think something is actually being accomplished should be embarrassed with themselves.

[brutal]

The only short term goal is to placate the masses until the next event.

Bread and circuses.

[sniper7]

Had a good discussion with what I thought was a level headed guy about the flag, turns out he is fucking stupid. People get some idea in their head and lose all sensibility.

[Great-Kazoo]

Had a good discussion with what I thought was a level headed guy about the flag, turns out he is fucking stupid. People get some idea in their head and lose all sensibility.

The same people who feel it's ok to burn the American Flag, under the protection of free speech. Are the same ones who want the Stars And Bars removed. . Freedom of speech vs Hate speech, go figure.

[Zundfolge]

I know some conservatives (particularly southern ones) will have a problem with removing the Confederate flag from public buildings and other official use ...and I must agree if we're being pushed into being PC by leftists, then I can see why some would oppose this.

But to be honest I've long wondered why Republicans didn't support the push to get rid of the Confederate flag sooner. The Confederacy is a creation of Democrats and racist Democrats (redundant, I know) have operated under it both before and after the Civil War.


A devotee of this flag murdered the first Republican president and frankly for most of us non-southern Republicans the only history many of us have with the flag is that our ancestors shot at and where shot at by people marching under this flag.


Again I don't like the idea of leftist PC pushing people to abandon a symbol of their heritage for dumb PC reasons, but in this case we're better off not defending the Confederacy (which is, after all, a defeated enemy of the United States, and when you read the Confederate Constitution you realize that their sole reason for existence was to keep slavery alive).


All that said, if you're going to remove the Confederate flag from government buildings, I don't want to see that goddamn gay rainbow "gaystapo" flag flying there either. The US flag, the state flag and the city flag ... that is ALL that should be flown in any official capacity.

[Great-Kazoo]

I know some conservatives (particularly southern ones) will have a problem with removing the Confederate flag from public buildings and other official use ...and I must agree if we're being pushed into being PC by leftists, then I can see why some would oppose this.

But to be honest I've long wondered why Republicans didn't support the push to get rid of the Confederate flag sooner. The Confederacy is a creation of Democrats and racist Democrats (redundant, I know) have operated under it both before and after the Civil War.


A devotee of this flag murdered the first Republican president and frankly for most of us non-southern Republicans the only history many of us have with the flag is that our ancestors shot at and where shot at by people marching under this flag.


Again I don't like the idea of leftist PC pushing people to abandon a symbol of their heritage for dumb PC reasons, but in this case we're better off not defending the Confederacy (which is, after all, a defeated enemy of the United States, and when you read the Confederate Constitution you realize that their sole reason for existence was to keep slavery alive).


All that said, if you're going to remove the Confederate flag from government buildings, I don't want to see that goddamn gay rainbow "gaystapo" flag flying there either. The US flag, the state flag and the city flag ... that is ALL that should be flown in any official capacity.

It doesn't work like that. Acceptance of those different than you is the goal. Accepting someone different than they are, ABSOLUTELY NOT, ONE DOES NOT ACCEPT RACISM & HOMOPHOBIA AS THE NORM. Granted ANYONE who does not agree TOTALLY with their way of thinking falls in to these categories.

The first one to say YOU'RE IN DENIAL wins. Tolerance & Diversity, young man , Tolerance & Diversity.

[Zundfolge]

Acceptance of those different than you is the goal.

No, that is not the goal. The goal is Cultural Marxism (via Critical Marxism aka Critical Theory). The goal is to destroy the dominant culture.

[Gman]

The Civil War wasn't a battle to abolish racism in the South. Concluding that the Confederate States and their representative banner only stood for racist ideals is lacking context. To suggest that the Union states were somehow not racist defies historical evidence.

How far does this war on symbolism go, even when the user expressing a direct connection misuses it? What if this nutjob had posed with the symbol of a crucifix? The Bible doesn't say that slavery should be abolished. So...all Christians are therefore racist?

Colossians 3:22-25

22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything; and do it, not only when their eye is on you and to curry their favor, but with sincerity of heart and reverence for the Lord.23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,24 since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.25 Anyone who does wrong will be repaid for their wrongs, and there is no favoritism.

Colossians 4:1

Masters, provide your slaves with what is right and fair, because you know that you also have a Master in heaven.

I totally don't understand this mindset that attacking inanimate objects will somehow change human behavior. That includes guns, flags, books, etc.